Tensas county is located in north Louisiana. Tensas county has 602.78 square miles of land area and 38.41 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Tensas county population is 5,008, which has shrunk 24.33% since 2000. The population growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 2.96% and is much lower than the national average rate of 11.61%. Tensas county median household income is $26,178 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 32.22% since 2000. The income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 38.15% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. Tensas county median house value is $55,600 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 22.74% since 2000. The house value growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 65.18% and is much lower than the national average rate of 46.91%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Tensas county is worse than the state average in quality. The Tensas county area code is 318.